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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
IREDA signs MoU with Government, Revenue Target for 2023-24 set at ₹ 4,350 crores
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency , a Mini Ratna  Government of India enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has signed a performance-based Memorandum of Understanding  with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. The MoU, in alignment with guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, outlines strategic targets that IREDA aims to achieve during the fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25.
As per the MoU, the Government of India has set a Revenue from Operations target for IREDA, of ₹ 4,350 crores for the financial year 2023-24 and ₹ 5,220 crores for 2024-25. Notably, the company had achieved a Revenue from Operations figure of ₹ 3,482 crores in the preceding fiscal year, against a target of ₹ 3,361 crores.
The government has also specified other key performance parameters in the MoU, including Return on Net Worth, Return on Capital Employed, NPA to Total Loans Ratio, Asset Turnover Ratio, and Earnings per Share.
The MoU was signed by Secretary, MNRE, Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla and Chairperson & Managing Director , IREDA, Shri Pradip Kumar Das at Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan, New Delhi on August 21, 2023. Other senior officials of MNRE and IREDA were also present on the occasion.
CMD, IREDA emphasized the company’s outstanding track record of performance over the past three financial years, positioning the company well to achieve these ambitious targets. The CMD recalled that the company marked an impressive 272% jump in Loan Disbursements and a 30% growth in Profit After Tax  during the first quarter of FY 2023-24, compared to the corresponding period in FY 2022-23. Demonstrating sensible financial management, IREDA also achieved a remarkable reduction in Net Non-Performing Assets , lowering the figure to 1.61% in Q1, FY 2023-24 from 2.92% in Q1, FY 2022-23. These achievements underscore IREDA's dedication to maintaining financial stability while promoting the Renewable Energy sector, said the CMD.
The CMD informed that IREDA’s track record of consistent excellence is evident by its 'Excellent' rating and over 96 marks secured for the MoU in the preceding three financial years. The company, as on 21st August 2023, has financed 3,137 Renewable Energy projects with cumulative loan sanction of ₹ 1,55,694 crores and loan disbursement of ₹ 1,05,245 crores and has supported Renewable Energy capacity addition of 22,061 MW in the country.
Prime Minister's Office
PM receives French Minister for Armed Forces
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi met French Minister for Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly today.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"Received French Minister for Armed Forces @florence_parly today and discussed bilateral defence cooperation, regional security, Indo-Pacific and France’s forthcoming Presidency of the EU Council.
I reiterated India's commitment to further deepening our Strategic Partnership."
Ministry of Communications
TCIL launches first e-vehicle charging station in South Delhi area at South Extn. Part I with support of SDMC
TCIL, a Mini Ratna Category-1 Status Company under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, with support of SDMC launched first e-vehicle charging station in South Delhi area at South Extn. Part I on 20.01.2022. The launch was inaugurated by Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture in the presence of Shri Sanjeev Kumar, CMD, TCIL & other dignitaries of area.
This e-vehicle charging station is first one in series of 65 e-charging stations to be setup by TCIL in progressive manner in next four months in South Delhi area within easy reach of citizens of Delhi. Each charging station can charge 6 Two/Three/ Four wheeler vehicle at a time.
The charging stations are equipped with CCTV surveillance & Wi-fi facility for use by common public. It is also powered by a 6 kW solar panel.
The e-vehicle charging station will help in popularizing use of e-vehicle and in reducing pollution in metro city of Delhi.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
UNITY CUP TENNIS BALL CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2023
Unity Cup Cricket Tournament 2023 was jointly organized by HUDCO and NBCC on April 01, 2023 at Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi to encourage Team building and promote Fit India Movement of the Government of India. The Tournament inaugurated by Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, MoHUA, was held between mega Teams from MoHUA, CPWD, NBCC & HUDCO. The series of exciting matches kick-started with the inaugural match played between MoHUA & CPWD. After all the contesting matches’ enjoyed by all, MoHUA won the final strike by 20 runs from NBCC in the finals. Sh. Manoj Joshi lifted the winning Trophy on behalf of MoHUA Team.
The sporty event was followed by presenting 'Man of the Match' to Sh. Maninder from MoHUA. Siri Fort Sports Complex was filled with cheers by the officials from the Ministry and participating PSUs who thoroughly enjoyed watching their respective teams contesting against each other with great enthusiasm and team spirit. CMDs of respective PSUs were also present to support all the Team members.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Medical Oxygen Production
As per records of Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization , based on the daily report submitted by the manufacturers, the daily production capacity of Liquid Oxygen is 8778 MT/Day. The details of Medical oxygen capacity are as under:
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2019
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No data available with PESO
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As on 01/10/2020
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6876 MT/day
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As on 28/11/2021
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8778 MT/Day
Apart from above to boost availability of Medical Oxygen in the country, as many as 1563 Pressure Swing Adsorption  plants are established by the Government of India. These include 1225 PSA plants which have been installed and commissioned under PMCARES Fund in every district of the country. Additionally, 281 PSA Plants are established by PSUs of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways and 57 PSA plants received under Foreign grants.
The Empowered Group constituted by the Government on Emergency Management Plan and Strategy recommended that for calculation of oxygen demand, the required rates of oxygen flow in non-ICU and ICU setting is 10 and 24 litres per minute per day per case, respectively.
A dynamic and transparent framework for allocation of medical oxygen in consultation with States/UTs and all the stakeholders such as relevant Ministries, manufacturers/suppliers of liquid oxygen etc. was prepared. Also, online digital solutions viz. Oxygen Demand Aggregation system  and Oxygen Digital Tracking System  have been developed to ascertain the demand for medical oxygen from all medical facilities and to track their transportation.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The Prime Minister said, "Tributes to the brave martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The indomitable spirit of the martyrs will always be remembered. They sacrificed their lives for our freedom."
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Centre-state co-ordination needed to identify scientific talents & start-ups for working towards Atmanirbhar Bharat: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh today emphasized on the need to reach out to masses and identify young researchers and women scientists with potential along with entrepreneurs and startups that can bring new ideas to realization, through continued co-ordination between centre and states to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
Dr Jitendra Singh while inaugurating a year-long 'Vigyan Utsav’ organised with the participation of all the S&T councils to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ stated that “Science and Technology is key to achieve Prime Minister Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat, and State S & T Councils have a crucial role to play. He further added that Science and Technology is a basic prerequisite for self-reliant India, and the country is going to play a big role in scientific world through co-ordinated efforts of centre-state.
Referring to Prime Minister’s 75th Independence Day Speech emphasizing that the celebration of 75 years of Indian independence should not be limited to just one ceremony, Dr Singh said that the groundwork must be laid to move forward with new resolutions. “Starting from here, the entire journey of the next 25 years, when we celebrate the centenary of Indian independence, marks the Amrit period of creation of a new India, and the roadmap for the next 25 years will be determined by scientific and technological innovations in all walks of life,” he added.
Shri Omprakash Sakhlecha, Minister, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Science and Technology & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, stressed the need for mapping of all technologies of science and technology in the country to help states use S&T interventions for their progress in all sectors.
Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology and Department of Biotechnology, GoI, mentioned that Vigyan Utsav, through the identified themes to project the entire STI ecosystem of the States, would be able to establish a larger connect with stakeholders and would definitely lead to national development.
“There are encouraging results in many states through State S&T Councils, and this programme will further boost the S&T ecosystem in the country,” said Dr Debpriya Dutta, Scientist G and Advisor, Department of Science & Technology, GoI. This Vigyan Utsav, will be celebrated till August 2022 with the participation of all the states.
Prime Minister's Office
Liberalising policies governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data is a massive step in our vision for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat: PM
These reforms demonstrate our commitment to improving ease of doing business in India by deregulation: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that the liberalising of policies governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data is a massive step in our vision for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The reform will benefit country’s farmers, start-ups, private sector, public sector and research institutions to drive innovations and build scalable solutions.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said “Our government has taken a decision that will provide a huge impetus to Digital India. Liberalising policies governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data is a massive step in our vision for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The reforms will unlock tremendous opportunities for our country’s start-ups, private sector, public sector and research institutions to drive innovations and build scalable solutions. This will also generate employment and accelerate economic growth.
India’s farmers will also be benefited by leveraging the potential of geo-spatial & remote sensing data. Democratizing data will enable the rise of new technologies & platforms that will drive efficiencies in agriculture and allied sectors.
These reforms demonstrate our commitment to improving ease of doing business in India by deregulation.”
Details of the reforms can be seen at https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1698073
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition by HDFC Limited of certain additional shareholding of HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited 
The Competition Commission of India  approves the proposed combination involving acquisition by Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited  of certain additional shareholding of HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited .
The proposed combination pertains to the acquisition by HDFC Limited of certain additional shareholding of HDFC ERGO on a spot delivery basis  such that HDFC Limited  and the surviving amalgamated entity i.e. HDFC Bank Limited   will hold over 50% of the shareholding of HDFC ERGO in compliance with Indian banking laws. 
HDFC Limited is a public limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and its shares are listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited. It is a housing finance company registered with the National Housing Bank and the Reserve Bank of India and is primarily engaged in the business of providing finance to individuals, corporates and developers for the purchase, construction, development and repair of houses, apartments and commercial properties in India.
HDFC ERGO is registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India for providing general insurance  products in India. It offers a complete range of general insurance products including motor, health, travel, home and cyber insurance in the retail space and customized products like property, rural, marine, trade credit, liability and other specialised insurance in the corporate space.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
3 important railway projects recommended by Network Planning Group
Doubling of Gorakhpur Cantt – Valmikinagar rail line, Katihar – Mukuria and Katihar – Kumedpur Doubling and Pachora – Jamner Gauge Conversion & Extension upto Bodwad
Network Planning Group constituted under the institutional framework of ‘PM GatiShakti National Master Plan’ has examined and recommended 3 important railway projects on 3rd August, 2022. These are Doubling of Gorakhpur Cantt – Valmikinagar rail line, Katihar – Mukuria and Katihar – Kumedpur Doubling and Pachora – Jamner Gauge Conversion & Extension upto Bodwad. All 3 projects are extremely important with a view to ensure faster movement of goods in the hinterland which will accelerate the logistics efficiency and bring reduction in logistics costs.
MoR has identified ‘high density network’ of railway lines to achieve target of 3000 million metric tonne of freight movement. As part of that mission, 3 critical important projects have been identified as follows:
I. Doubling of Gorakhpur Cantt – Valmikinagar rail line :
To ensure freight flow, particularly food grain movement from western India to North Eastern States, Gorakhpur Cantt – Valmikinagar  is an important stretch which was having only single railway line affecting the freight movement. From Valmikinagar upto Muzaffarpur, work on doubling is already going on. This proposed doubling project with the cost of Rs. 1120 Crore is expected to improve the logistics efficiency significantly.
II. Katihar – Mukuria and Katihar – Kumedpur Doubling
Katihar – Mukuria and Katihar – Kumedpur are extremely busy sections. Currently this is single line and it is a Rajdhani train route. This is important link to connect Northeast and also Howrah. Doubling of these sections will significantly help movement of cargo from Kolkata Port to Virat Nagar. The cost of this project is Rs.942 Crore.
III. Pachora – Jamner Gauge Conversion & Extension upto Bodwad
This project is in the State of Maharashtra. Pachora to Jamner Gauge Conversion and extension of railway line of Bodwad. This project would be 84 km. long at an anticipated cost of Rs.955 Crore. This project will provide bye pass double line railway connectivity for Jalgaon and Bhusawal. It will provide faster freight movement from JNPT to Nagpur and eastern region of the country.
Network Planning Group has recommended all 3 project proposals. The members of the Network Planning Group have further suggested certain components from integrated planning and synchronized implementation concept. M/o Environment, Forests & Climate Change has assured faster clearances. All these projects have been mapped on PM GatiShakti NMP. Through PM GatiShakti NMP it shall be possible to implement these projects in the next five years within estimated cost
The Network Planning Group has the head of Planning Divisions of the infrastructure Ministries including M/o Railways, MoRTH, Power, MoPNG, MNRE, DoT, MoCA, MoPSW with special representative from NITI Aayog and MoEF&CC. Logistics Division, DPIIT functions as secretariat of PM GatiShakti.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners in Nagpur on 11 Nov
Nagpur, 10 November 2022
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has launched a nation-wide campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners. In November 2021, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Hon’ble Minister of State  had launched the milestone Face Authentication Technique of submitting Life Certificate through any Android Mobile Phone. Now the department has launched a special nation- wide campaign for promoting the Life certificate through Digital mode and for popularizing the Face Authentication technique.
All the registered Pensioners’ Associations, Pension Disbursing Banks, Ministries/ Departments of Government of India and CGHS Wellness Centres have been directed to promote the Digital Life Certificate/Face Authentication Technique for submitting Life Certificate by organising special camps for ‘Ease of Living’ of pensioners. In this series, a Central Government team of Officials from Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare shall be visiting Nagpur where this campaign shall be organised on November 11 at 10 am onwards for Central Government pensioners at SBI, PBB Nagpur Branch, , Near Nagpur Railway Station, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Marg , Nagpur 440001. All the pensioners can visit the Centre for submitting their Life Certificates through Digital means.
Earlier, life certificates had to be submitted in physical form and for this old pensioners were to stand in queue outside banks for hours. Now, it has become possible at the click of a button from the comfort of their homes. In the process of submission of Life Certificate through Face Authentication by mobile, the details regarding Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number for OTP, PPO Number, Account Number with Bank/Post Office are required for the first time. This facility is also available to the employees of the State Government and the disbursing authority in the form of the Treasury Office of the State.
The central team has urged all the pensioners to visit the center to submit their life certificates through digital mode.PIB Nagpur | S.Rai/D.Wankhede/D.Rane
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Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 32/2022 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No.18/2022-Customs, dated 17th March, 2022 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 8th April, 2022, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Foreign Currency
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Australian Dollar
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58.10
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55.65
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Bahraini Dinar
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207.90
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195.25
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Canadian Dollar
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61.55
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59.40
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Chinese Yuan
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12.10
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11.75
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Danish Kroner
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11.35
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10.95
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EURO
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84.40
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81.35
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Hong Kong Dollar
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9.85
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9.50
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Kuwaiti Dinar
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257.55
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241.30
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New Zealand Dollar
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53.75
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51.40
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Norwegian Kroner
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8.75
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8.45
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Pound Sterling
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101.05
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97.65
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Qatari Riyal
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21.55
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20.05
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Saudi Arabian Riyal
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20.90
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19.65
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Singapore Dollar
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56.80
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54.90
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South African Rand
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5.35
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5.00
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Swedish Kroner
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8.15
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7.85
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Swiss Franc
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83.05
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79.85
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Turkish Lira
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5.30
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5.00
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UAE Dirham
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21.35
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20.05
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20.
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US Dollar
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76.80
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75.10
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62.55
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60.35
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Korean Won
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6.45
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6.05
Special Service and Features
Unified Payments Interface  One World
Launched in 2016, UPI is a mobile-based, 365x24x7 fast payment system which enables users to send / receive money and make person to person  as well as person to merchant  payments instantly through a Virtual Payment Address , mobile number or by scanning a Quick Response  code. The unique feature of VPA based transaction as envisaged in the transaction security aspect of UPI architecture is that it removes the need for sharing account or bank details to the remitter. It can be used over smart phones , feature phone  and at merchant location . UPI is now one of the most preferred payment solutions in India, with close to ten billion transactions every month.
To enable foreign nationals from G20 countries to have the experience of breezing payments through UPI, UPI One World was launched in February 2023. It facilitates the foreign visitors to take care of their hassle – free and secure payment needs during their stay in India by using UPI. Eligible travellers are issued Prepaid Payment Instruments  wallets linked to UPI for making payments at merchant outlets.
Delegates from G20 countries can also avail this facility at various meeting venues. To begin with, ICICI Bank, IDFC First Bank and two non-bank PPI issuers, Pine Labs Private Limited and Transcorp International Limited have been authorised to issue UPI linked wallets.
Once onboarded, one can transact seamlessly with ~50 million merchant outlets across India that accept UPI payments along with various added benefits that include going cashless and ease of expense tracking in UPI One World Mobile Application.
The Prepaid payment instrument linked to UPI provided to foreign nationals / NRIs coming from G20 countries can be topped up once the balance is depleted with usage across merchants.
When the foreign nationals are leaving India they can either convert the balance in INR in the prepaid wallet back as foreign currency or decide to hold the balance in the wallet for use in the next trip if they frequently visit India. UPI One World is a slice of the UPI experience crafted for inbound travellers and will help them cherish the user experience that they have while making instant payments across merchants during their trip.
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